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Safe unloading of steel stock should not be seen as an option merely because no other means of unloading is available. The plan should specify the precautions to be taken to reduce the risk of injury, and should include sufficient instructions for those people doing the work. If the risk assessment shows that a load cannot be unloaded safely by manual means, and there are no alternative ways of unloading, the operation will have to be abandoned and the load returned to the supplier. A decision to unload manually should not be taken by workers at the delivery point - it should always be specified in the delivery plan, and then only following a suitable and sufficient assessment identifying the precautions needed to reduce the risk of injury to the lowest level reasonably practicable. Employers should refer to the detailed HSE guidance on manual handling (see Further reading on page 9). Barring off Barring off is not considered to be a safe means of moving steel. This technique can cause a person to overbalance forwards, or the lever may come loose and the person fall over backwards. In addition, it is impossible to control the movements of the load. Fatal accidents have occurred when people barring off have fallen from the vehicle, sometimes with the load falling on top of them. Alternative means of unloading to barring off should be sought in all cases. Proper planning of unloading and good communications between supplier and customer can enable barring off to be avoided. Legal requirements Employers have duties under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety at work of their employees and others who are not their employees (such as drivers). Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, where two or more employers share a workplace, even on a temporary basis, they must co-operate with each other to make sure that they both comply with their legal duties. These Regulations also require employers to carry out a risk assessment of the hazards involved and to identify the measures needed to comply with other health and safety legislation. The Manual Handling Operations Regulations require employers to avoid hazardous manual handling operations if this is reasonably practicable and in all other cases to reduce the risk of injury to the lowest level reasonably practicable . The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations require employers to ensure that all lifting operations, such 8
order form Please send me ISBN Title/description Unit price Quantity Total price 0 7176 1765 3 Safe unloading of steel stock INDG313 £5.00 £ Priced packs of 15 (discount on bulk orders) 0 11 883524 6 Safe working with overhead travelling cranes £2.50 £ PM55 0 7176 1626 6 Safe use of work equipment. Provision and Use £8.00 £ of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. Approved Code of Practice and guidance L22 0 7176 2488 9 Management of heath and safety at work. £8.00 £ Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. Approved Code of Practice and guidance L21 0 7176 1628 2 Safe use of lifting equipment. Lifting Operations £8.00 £ and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998. Approved Code of Practice and guidance L113 0 7176 2415 3 Manual handling. Manual Handling Operations £8.00 £ Regulations 1992. Guidance on Regulations L23 0 7176 2455 2 Rider-operated lift-trucks: Operator training. £5.00 £ Approved Code of Practice and guidance L117 0 7176 1781 5 Safety in working with lift trucks HSG6 £6.50 £ (due July 2000) 0 7176 0935 9 Workplace transport safety HSG136 £7.50 £ Total £ Ordered by Title Initial Surname Job title Company name Delivery address Postcode Telephone
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